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Citrus care guide

Citrus care guide

by Kat | Feb 16, 2025 | Blog, Gardening Advice, Gardening basics

A guide to citrus care and common citrus problems in Aotearoa New Zealand.

5 tips for tidying up your bananas

5 tips for tidying up your bananas

by Kat | Dec 15, 2024 | Blog, Gardening Advice, Summer gardening

Just a few things I’ve learned about maintaining a productive banana patch.

Cleaning up my rusty tools

Cleaning up my rusty tools

by Kat | Jul 9, 2023 | Blog, Gardening Advice, Winter gardening

It’s pruning season but my tools are rusty and I can’t afford new ones. So I tried cleaning them up with vinegar.

How to make your own pruning paste

How to make your own pruning paste

by Kat | Jul 2, 2023 | Autumn gardening, Gardening Advice, Recipes, Spring gardening, Summer gardening, Tools and equipment, Winter gardening

Pruning paste is helpful for keeping your fruit trees healthy after pruning.

Five things I did this week

Five things I did this week

by Kat | Aug 14, 2022 | Blog

It’s been an unexpectedly dry week, so we got some things done.

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Kat is a gardener and purrveyor of Kat's Nip. Most Sundays she writes about her life on her lifestyle block in Te Hiku (Far North), New Zealand.

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